Job 35:8 “Your wickedness affects only a man like yourself, and your righteousne…”

Job 35:8

Your wickedness affects only a man like yourself, and your righteousness only a son of man.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Thy wickedness may hurt a man as thou art; and thy righteousness may profit the son of man.

World English Bible

Your wickedness may hurt a man as you are, and your righteousness may profit a son of man.

American Standard Version

Thy wickedness may hurt a man as thou art; And thy righteousness may profit a son of man.

Geneva Bible 1599

Thy wickednesse may hurt a man as thou art: and thy righteousnes may profite ye sonne of man.

Darby Translation

Thy wickedness [may affect] a man as thou [art], and thy righteousness a son of man.

Young's Literal Translation

For a man like thyself [is] thy wickedness, And for a son of man thy righteousness.

Bible in Basic English

Your evil-doing may have an effect on a man like yourself, or your righteousness on a son of man.

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Cross references

“may hurt”

Joshua 7:1–5 Joshua 22:20 Ecclesiastes 9:18 Jonah 1:12

Joshua 7:1–5 · BSB

The Israelites, however, acted unfaithfully regarding the things devoted to destruction. Achan son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took some of what was set apart. So the anger of the…

Joshua 22:20 · BSB

Was not Achan son of Zerah unfaithful regarding what was set apart for destruction, bringing wrath upon the whole congregation of Israel? Yet it was not only Achan who perished because of his sin!’”

Ecclesiastes 9:18 · BSB

Wisdom is better than weapons of war, but one sinner destroys much good.

Jonah 1:12 · BSB

“Pick me up,” he answered, “and cast me into the sea, so it may quiet down for you. For I know that I am to blame for this violent storm that has come upon you.”

“may profit”

Job 42:8 Genesis 12:2 Genesis 18:24–33 Genesis 19:29 Psalm 106:23 Psalm 106:30

Job 42:8 · BSB

So now, take seven bulls and seven rams, go to My servant Job, and sacrifice a burnt offering for yourselves. Then My servant Job will pray for you, for I will accept his prayer and not deal with you according to your fo…

Genesis 12:2 · BSB

I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, so that you will be a blessing.

Genesis 18:24–33 · BSB

What if there are fifty righteous ones in the city? Will You really sweep it away and not spare the place for the sake of the fifty righteous ones who are there?

Genesis 19:29 · BSB

So when God destroyed the cities of the plain, He remembered Abraham, and He brought Lot out of the catastrophe that destroyed the cities where he had lived.

Psalm 106:23 · BSB

So He said He would destroy them— had not Moses His chosen one stood before Him in the breach to divert His wrath from destroying them.

Psalm 106:30 · BSB

But Phinehas stood and intervened, and the plague was restrained.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

7If you are righteous, what do you give Him, or what does He receive from your hand?

9Men cry out under great oppression; they plead for relief from the arm of the mighty.

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